| Collection | Civil Registers of Avondale |
| Record type | Marriage |
| Name | John Gowans |
| Marriage | 5 Jun 1861 |
| Place | Springbank, Avondale |
| Age | 25 |
| Gender | M |
| Status | Bachelor |
| Residence | Clark Street, Kilmarnock |
| Occupation | Brewer |
| Father's name | Walter Gowans (Deceased) |
| Father's occupation | Innkeeper |
| Mother's name | Margaret Young |
| Spouse's name | Margaret Craig |
| Spouse's occupation | Teacher |
| Spouse's age | 25 |
| Spouse's gender | F |
| Spouse's status | Spinster |
| Spouse's residence | Sprinbank, Avondale |
| Spouse's father | John Craig Retired Farmer |
| Spouse's father's occupation | Retired Farmer |
| Spouse's mother | Ann Hamilton (Deceased) |
| Marriage church | United Presbyterian Church |
| Marriage witnesses | Thos. Wotherspoon, James Gray |